VOA常速英语:Outlook Positive for Farmers as Commodity Prices Remain High

短语讲解：

1. Farmers across the United States are heading to the fields to plant crops at a time when commodity prices are rising as global demand surges. 

head to向...(方向)前进，引至, 通到
例句：The girl headed her little sister to the school.
姐姐把小妹妹领到学校。
at a time依次, 逐一, 每次
例句：Take the pills two at a time.
每次服两粒。

2. Farmer Monty Whipple is several weeks behind schedule.

behind schedule落后于预定计划, 晚点
例句：The flight is behind schedule
班机误点了。

3. But Whipple is making progress, thanks to a heat wave in the Midwest state of Illinois.

make progress前进, 进步
例句：study well and make progress every day. 
好好学习，天天向上。 
thanks to幸亏, 多亏, 由于
例句：Thanks to you, I was saved from drowning.
幸亏你, 我才没有淹死。

4. "If we get all this corn planted here in the next week or so, I'm not too concerned about it," Whipple explained.

be concerned about关心,挂念
例句：She is concerned about your safety.
她不放心你的安全。

5. Commodities such as oil obviously, exceptionally high, all the talk about high fuel costs and gasoline costs and so on.

and so on等等
例句：She spends her day doing housework, watching television, reading, and so on.
她以做家务、看电视、看书等等度过一天。

6. The farmer says when they lived off the land the demand for their goods was primarily domestic.

live off以…为食; 以…为生
例句：He lives off fruit and nuts.
他靠水果和坚果维持生命。

7. "It's a worldwide demand, and as we've seen over and over again, partially because of our own doing by buying Chinese products, by buying products made in Vietnam and India - foreign countries - Korea, we're making their middle class, so called, more affluent."

over and over again 一再地
例句：They wearied of hearing the same complaints over and over again.
他们对一次又一次地听到他怨感到厌烦。

8. Those are the only three countries that can truly produce and produce at a consistent rate where the world can count on it.

count on依赖, 依靠
例句：They counted on foreign investment to stimulate their economy.
他们想依靠外国投资来刺激他们的经济。

9. He says he isn't taking the high prices for granted.

take … for granted认为…理所当然, 想当然
例句：We shouldn't take anything for granted.
我们不要认为什么都是理所当然的。

10. "The first thing that goes through your mind when you are out planting is, you know, am I doing the best job I can to get the most out of this crop," said Whipple.

go through 穿过, 通过
例句：The river goes through the city.
这条河流穿过这个城市。